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Sphericam 360 Camera Triples Kickstarter Funding Goal, Stretch Goals Promise More Robust Construction
Sphericam 2's Kickstarter has come to an end today after having more than tripled their initial funding goal of $150,000. The little baseball-sized 360 camera is now promising some pretty ambitious extra features thanks to the added funding.
Sphericam already...
First 8K 360 YouTube Video Features a Striking Time Lapse of Dubai
Dubai360, a studio dedicated to bringing high quality 360 still images and videos of Dubai, has released a number of staggeringly good 360 videos that boast 8K quality.
Their first of many 8K videos shows a 24-hour time lapse featuring...
YouTube Confirms Stereo 3D 360 Video Support Coming ‘Soon’
After recently adding support for 360 degree videos to YouTube, the company now says that 360 + stereoscopic 3D video support is on the way. The streaming service currently supports 360 or 3D videos, but not both together.
Google's tentative toe...
2016 Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Makes 360 Video Appearance
U.S. Senator (D) and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders yesterday made a VR appearance at a fund raising event captured by Los Angeles based 360 studio Virtuality Lab.
Whether U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders makes it to the White House or not in...
VFX Studio Hive Division Shows off Their Custom VR Camera Rig ‘Panoptikon’
Hive Division, an Italy based VFX studio, have teamed up with VR multimedia and marketing solutions provider InVRsion to create a very curious looking custom VR camera rig.
With Google Jump, a 16-GoPro rig made in partnership with GoPro, and Jaunt's...
‘Warcraft’ VR Movie Teaser Has You Soaring Over an Insanely Detailed Fantasy City
Leading up to the release of the Warcraft movie, Legendary Pictures has released an immersive movie trailer that gives you a 360 degree aerial view of Stormwind, one of the capital cities of the land of Azeroth.
Created by developer...
Sony Supporting but Not Funding “Non-gaming content” for Morpheus, Says Yoshida
Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony's Worldwide Studios, recently revealed that Sony won't be producing or funding any first-party "non-gaming content" for Project Morpheus.
In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Yoshida revealed his thoughts on 360 videos, and their place within the...
Sphericam 2 is a Tiny 360 Camera Sporting 4K Resolution, Kickstarter Nears Funding Goal
Sphericam 2 is a 360-degree camera offering 4K video capture in a very small package, and aims to deliver immersive video specifically targeted at VR headsets.
The Czech Republic based team calls their geometric crystalline camera "no bigger than a tennis ball,"...
Jaunt Reveals “NEO”, 360 Degree Light Field Camera for “Professional-Grade” Cinematic VR
Jaunt VR, the cinematic VR company, has today announced its 5th generation of cinematic VR cameras, codenamed 'NEO', built using Light Field technology.
Jaunt has sure been busy recently. The company recently announced that it had become a 'preferred partner'...
‘Inside the Box of Kurios’ Is Your Ticket to a World-class VR Performance
Inside the Box of Kurios is a brand new VR experience from Felix & Paul Studios which gives you a brilliant view of a Cirque du Soleil performance that's been specially tailored for virtual reality. If you've got Gear VR, you've...
You Can Now Watch 360 YouTube Videos in VR (Currently Android Only)
With a recent update to the Android YouTube app, Google Cardboard-compatible smartphones can now view 360-degree video in side-by-side configuration.
The video streaming giant quietly rolled out VR support for their 2D 360-degree videos earlier this month, with no official mention...
NextVR Livestreams US Open Golf Tournament in VR, App Coming to “All VR Devices”
NextVR and FOX Sports have recently partnered to bring live streaming VR to the 2015 U.S. Open golf tournament. Live VR broadcasts of the event were available onsite and across select North American cities via Gear VR headsets.
NextVR, a company focused...
IC Real Tech Closes $15M Investment Round to Develop 360 VR Streaming Cameras
IC Real Tech, a Florida based company specializing in surveillance cameras, has recently announced a successful investment round closing out at $15 million. Investment funds will go to continue development on the company's pro-level IC720 camera and the consumer-level ALLie 360 x...
Behind-the-scenes With Google’s New Live-action 360 Short Film ‘Help’
During ATAP's presentation at this year's Google I/O, the in-house skunkworks debuted HELP, a new live-action 360 monster movie made in collaboration with The Mill and Star Trek 3 director Justin Lin.
Google Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) has recently debuted HELP, a made-for-VR 360...
GoPro to Make 16 Camera VR Film Rig Based on Google’s ‘Jump’ Design
GoPro, the biggest name in rugged 'action' video cameras, is ready to jump into the VR space with a 16 camera array based on Google's new 'Jump' design for 360 degree VR video.
Just three years ago, the idea that big...

















